1963 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1963. They were the fourth elections for the Island Council.[1]

## Aruba

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Politics of Aruba

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* Governor
* Alfonso Boekhoudt
* Prime Minister
* Evelyn Wever-Croes
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* Edgard Vrolijk
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Three parties already present in the Council retained representation: the Aruban Patriotic Party, Aruban People's Party and Aruba National Union.

### Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Aruban Patriotic Party| 11,662| 60.33| 13| +1
| Aruban People's Party| 5,668| 29.32| 6| 0
| Aruba National Union| 2,001| 10.35| 2| 0
Total| 19,331| 100.00| 21| 0
Source: Official Newsletter, Historia di Aruba

## Sint Maarten

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General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 31 May 1963 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats.[2]

### Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Democratic Party| 614| 71.73| 4| 0
| National People's Party| 143| 16.71| 1| 0
| Windward Islands People's Party| 99| 11.57| 0| 0
Total| 856| 100.00| 5| 0
Source: Lynch & Lynch[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
2. ^ a b Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 39–40, 181. ISBN 0913441325.

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* See also: Elections in the Netherlands Antilles

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